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Jerod Mayo was non-commital about the New England Patriots’ quarterback situation following their Week 3 loss to the New York Jets, in which Drake Maye replaced Jacoby Brissett on the final drive. “I don’t know,” the Patriots head coach said when asked if the team would make a quarterback change. “We talk about it every […]

With the game against the New York Jets seemingly out of reach, the New England Patriots decided to finally let rookie quarterback Drake Maye have his first taste of NFL regular season action. Maye subbed in for the ineffective Jacoby Brissett with under five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Although Maye was not able […]

The New England Patriots nearly followed up their shocking Week 1 upset of the Cincinnati Bengals with another surprise victory in Week 2 over the Seattle Seahawks. While they held a three-point lead late in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks managed to tie the game and force overtime, where they eventually won by a score […]

New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett didn’t have the best showing in their 23-20 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, failing to connect with wide receivers on a consistent basis. The veteran quarterback only completed three passes to Patriots wide receivers in Sunday’s game. He did have 15 total completions on 27 attempts, but […]

The New England Patriots are planning to turn the offense over to Drake Maye in due time. Jacoby Brissett is still the starter for now but the Pats are taking steps to ensure Maye can hit the ground running when it’s his time. New England is wary about sending Maye out there before he’s ready […]

Let the overreactions fly after the New England Patriots’ 16-10 victory over the Bengals on Sunday. Just remember they are, indeed, overreactions. And no owner-given game ball will change that. So let it emphatically be said the Patriots aren’t a true playoff contender after a crazy upset over the Bengals. First and foremost, let’s remember […]

Jacoby Brissett was emotional prior to the New England Patriots’ upset win over the Cincinnati Bengals, but some reassuring words from Jerod Mayo helped settle the quarterback down. The Patriots starting quarterback shared he cried on multiple occasions ahead of the 16-10 win against the Bengals. “I think I cried three times before the game,” […]

The New England Patriots are entering a new era under head coach Jerod Mayo. The former Patriots linebacker announced that Jacoby Brissett will start in Week 1 against the Bengals. That has many Patriots fans itching to know – when will Drake Maye start for the Patriots? NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport shared what he knows […]

It was a shock for some when Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said that Drake Maye “outplayed” Jacoby Brissett last week, especially when the veteran Brisset was announced as the starting quarterback. With the original comments made on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show, Mayo went back on the program and clarified his comments due to […]

The New England Patriots had one of the most magnified position battles in the NFL this preseason, as fans eagerly awaited the decision of who the starting quarterback would be. In the end, head coach Jerod Mayo went with veteran Jacoby Brissett over rookie Drake Maye as the man who will be under center when […]

The New England Patriots may have drafted Drake Maye with the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft but they are going to start his rookie season with someone more experienced under center. Although the North Carolina product has looked promising so far, Jacoby Brissett, a 31-year-old in his second stint with New England, […]

Ever since future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady decided to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the New England Patriots have been working for four years to solidify their quarterback room, and there haven’t been too many occasions when it looked like they had potentially found their guy. Mac Jones’ rookie year provided Pats fans […]

New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo noted that rookie Drake Maye has caught up to veteran Jacoby Brissett, but the decision on the starting quarterback involves additional factors. “This is a true competition, and I would say at this current point, Drake has outplayed Jacoby,” Mayo said on sports radio WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show.” […]

It has been the talk of Boston. Who should be the New England Patriots starting quarterback in 2024? After the preseason ended, it became clear Drake Maye should be Patriots Week 1 starter over Jacoby Brissett. Yes, there is a very good argument for Brissett to be the man in Week 1. After Sunday night’s […]

The New England Patriots and head coach Jerod Mayo have dealt with a quarterback battle throughout the preseason. In one corner is veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett, and in the other is rookie quarterback Drake Maye. While Maye is viewed as New England’s long-term franchise quarterback, he was expected to grow and develop behind Brissett. However, […]

The New England Patriots wrapped up their preseason campaign with a 20-10 loss at the hands of the Washington Commanders, and along the way, they saw their presumed starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett get forced out of the game after just one drive with a right shoulder injury. Unsurprisingly, Brissett’s injury status was one of the […]

Drake Maye might have made a strong case to be the New England Patriots starting quarterback in their preseason finale against the Washington Commanders, but Jerod Mayo might have let it slip that Jacoby Brissett is likely to be the starting quarterback. Brissett was hurt at the end of the Patriots’ first drive on Sunday, […]

The New England Patriots could be without starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett after a hard tackle injured him, sending him to the sidelines early in the first quarter of their preseason finale against the Washington Commanders. On just the sixth play of the game, K.J. Henry, a backup defensive end, went unblocked around the right side […]

Can the New England Patriots get excited about their quarterback? It’s hard to imagine Jacoby Brissett moving that needle, but Drake Maye didn’t seem exasperated at not being anointed yet. However, the Patriots offensive coordinator dropped telling comments about Maye amid the battle for the top spot. Alex Van Pelt said Maye has been looking […]

The New England Patriots quarterback situation has been the biggest topic of discussion surrounding this team over the past few months. During the offseason, the team traded Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars, signed Jacoby Brissett in free agency, and used the third overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft on Drake Maye. As is […]

One fascinating quarterback battle within the NFL has been with the New England Patriots. There is a battle between veteran Jacoby Brissett and rookie Drake Maye. Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo would give his stance Wednesday on when the staff will come up with the decision, saying it will be Monday night and reaffirms that […]

Of the many quarterback battles around the NFL, the New England Patriots are one that involves a star rookie and journeyman in Drake Maye and Jacoby Brissett. The latter has a confident outlook on himself and the likelihood that the Patriots announce him as the starting quarterback with one preseason game left before the Week […]

Jerod Mayo isn’t ready to commit to Drake Maye or Jacoby Brissett as the New England Patriots starting quarterback entering the final week of the preseason. The Patriots head coach said that the quarterback competition is still on when he met with reporters on Monday. “We still don’t know right now,” Mayo said when asked […]

Where some teams have largely rested their starting players to avoid a freak injury so far this summer, the New England Patriots have decided to take a notably different approach to the preseason, playing (almost) all of their top players for notable action over Weeks 1-2 in order to give Jared Mayo and company as […]

Drake Maye outplayed Jacoby Brissett in the New England Patriots’ preseason loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, but Jerod Mayo said what would need to happen in order for the rookie to win the starting quarterback job. The Patriots coach said that the team will pick who’ll be their starting quarterback based on performance, regardless of […]

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is expected to receive more snaps in the Patriots’ second preseason game than the six he received in his NFL preseason debut, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. It remains uncertain how many snaps the rookie QB will receive, however. One has to imagine he will get at […]

The New England Patriots are taking it slow with Drake Maye, but their fans don’t want to see him on the bench. Veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett hasn’t excited them much this summer, and it may only be a matter of time before he loses out on the starting job. Fans chanted “Start Drake Maye” after […]

The New England Patriots’ veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett is familiar with the experience of being a rookie quarterback in training camp at the Patriots’ practice facility near Gillette Stadium and the various expectations that come with it. For starters, there are conflicting opinions on how talented the rookie is, including his trajectory. Thus, will he […]

The New England Patriots will enter the 2024-2025 NFL season without a whole lot of expectations from anyone other than their own fans. The Patriots do have a dynamic young coach named Jerod Mayo, who could become one of the most brilliant and successful coaches in recent AFC history by the time his career is […]

New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett says he’s confident he will be the team’s Week 1 starter. Brissett is in competition for the position with rookie Drake Maye from North Carolina. Brissett is poised to take the job while still helping Maye, he said. “Two things can be true: Like I can be perfect for […]

New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett holds an unenviable position as the starting quarterback for a team whose future is looking elsewhere. That future is No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye. But the young Maye reacted positively to Brissett’s successful pre-training camp plan. Maye told bostonglobe.com that Brissett did a nice job helping the quarterbacks […]

It’s a new era of football for the New England Patriots, as they have a new head coach in Jerod Mayo, and a new quarterback of the future in Drake Maye. However, even though the team selected Maye with the third overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, that doesn’t necessarily mean he will start […]

When it comes to players who will be under immense pressure from the fans in 2024, few player’s seats will be hotter than Jacoby Brissett, the once and future New England Patriots starter who was brought back to the team that drafted him in order to start some games at quarterback. Now granted, calling Brissett […]

If you’re looking for the New England Patriots to be competitive this season, you are likely misguided. Though the team had a stellar NFL Draft and made other moves during free agency this offseason, this team is far from those of the dynasty years. In his first season as head coach, Jerod Mayo will take […]

Even though Drake Maye is battling him for the starting quarterback job, Jacoby Brissett is impressed with the New England Patriots rookie. Brissett shared the progressions Maye’s gone through in his first several weeks with the team following the Patriots’ first mandatory minicamp practice on Monday. “Oh, definitely. Tremendously, man. Every day, he’s gotten better,” […]

Bailey Zappe is the lone quarterback remaining from the New England Patriots’ disastrous 2023 season, with the team shipping out Mac Jones while signing Jacoby Brissett and drafting Drake Maye. Patriots coach Jerod Mayo admitted to reporters that the situation is “awkward” for Zappe when he spoke with reporters on Wednesday. But Zappe dispelled the […]

The New England Patriots opened up organized team activities (OTA) with four quarterbacks, rostering Jacoby Brissett, Drake Maye, Bailey Zappe and Joe Milton. When the Patriots enter training camp, that number could be down to three. Jerod Mayo stated that his plan is to narrow the competition for the starting quarterback job down to three […]

The New England Patriots are starting from scratch at the quarterback position after they selected Drake Maye with the third overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. While the Pats obviously believe Maye is their quarterback of the future, he may not necessarily be their day one starter. That job could be handed to Jacoby […]

The New England Patriots used the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to select their presumed quarterback of the future in Drake Maye. And yet, he might not even earn the starting job in 2024, as the Pats could opt to play it safe with Maye after watching Mac Jones fall apart in […]